“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s view, there are few.” Shunryu Suzuki was writing about Zen beginners and masters, but this concept applies to the practice of medicine as well. Experienced physicians are slow to accept a new paradigm, while medical students and new physicians are more open. Sometimes, […]

The late, great Ray Bradbury, a master of modern science fiction, was born on this day in 1920. Bradbury was full of wit and wisdom when it came to dishing out practical writing advice. His 1990 book Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity is a must read for writers who need a […]

NYC street photographer Sheldon Serkin captured this footage of a zen master on the subway wearing Dragon Ball Saiyan armor, solving a Rubik’s Cube single-handed with his eyes closed, occasionally tossing the puzzle from one hand to the other. He’s yet another reminder for us all that whatever you do, do it awesomely: [via Geekologie]

I am a leaf on the wind, a zen master, and a techno-guru who inspires calm and balance in all those who gaze upon me. Okay, I’m actually a slow-motion train wreck. But I spent 30 days with the Headspace app, meditating my ass off, in order to fix that. Show More Summary

To attain buddhat? (the state of awakening by which one becomes “Buddha”) the Zen adept must strive to see their self-nature (svabh?va). This is really the Buddha—not some old guy in yellow robes holding a begging bowl. Without this accomplishment,...

Phoenix Suns star Tyson Chandler says he ain't gonna trash his old boss, Phil Jackson -- telling TMZ Sports the Zen Master "helped me out" by trading him from the Knicks to the Mavs back in 2014. People trashed the trade back then (and…

Thus ends the “you kids get off my lawn” tenure of Phil Jackson, now former team president of the New York Knicks. Jackson and the team parted ways today after a mercifully brief but endlessly entertaining series of outbursts and mistakes. Show More Summary

Phil Jackson's too damn old to lead an NBA franchise and it's high time the Knicks kicked his geriatric ass to the curb... so says ex-NBA baller Kenyon Martin, who just LIT UP the Zen master. We caught up with K-Mart hangin' with BIG3 teammate Al…